You may see it as he did, and, if so, our friendship ends, I suppose.

But I'm going to risk it.
"Mr.Rodgers Warren and I," he went on, "were well acquainted during the latter part of my newspaper work.

I was financial man on the _Planet_, and some articles I wrote took your brother's fancy.

At all events, he wrote me concerning them in highly complimentary terms and asked me to call and see him at his office.

I did so and--well, we became very friendly, so much so that he invited me to his house.